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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

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Inherited Tastes and Linguistic Evolution

The chapter explores inherited taste preferences, discussing a family's aversion to oranges and genetic reactions to foods like coriander. It also delves into the evolution of languages like Hebrew and Greek, questioning the similarities between modern and ancient spoken versions, and includes a query about the origin of the emergency number 999.

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